Parade is limited to 50 entries!

Homewood Organizations & Businesses

Registration opens Wedneday, November 1, 2023. 

REGISTER HERE

Non-Homewood Entries

IF SPACES REMAIN, registration for Non-Homewood entires will open Tuesday, November 21, 2023.

2023 Parade Award Categories

• Most Rockin’ Entry

• Best Scout Entry

• Best Entry by a Civic Organization

• Best Business Entry

Theme & Judging: We encourage all entries to be in the theme of the parade: “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” Each entry will be judged for the theme, originality, personality, and presentation.

Approximately 5 days prior to the parade all registered entries will be contacted by email and given their assigned staging area, and logistic information for the line-up and parade.

READ RULES & REGULATIONS

All entries must be registered to participate in the parade. Only a limited number of registration spots (50) are available for the 2023 Homewood Christmas Parade.

• No entry may include a person dressed as or representing Santa Claus. The City of Homewood will provide the official Santa for the parade.
• The City of Homewood and Homewood Parks and Recreation Board reserves the right to accept or deny any entry.

The parade will begin at 6:30pm from Homewood Public Library and travel east on Oxmoor Road. Then it will turn left onto 18th Street South, travel under the Christmas Star and then turn right onto 29th Avenue. It will then turn left onto 19th Street, travel past city hall and turn left onto 28th Avenue.

Updates for Homewood Christmas Parade:

All updates the day of the event will be made via the Park’s Facebook page. These updates will occur if there are any changes, delays or cancellations due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances. 

The parade will feature the lighting of the Homewood Star on 18th Street as the parade enters Downtown Homewood. After the star is lit, the parade continues and then culminates with the lighting of the Christmas tree at city hall plaza.